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#REDIRECT [[BlackBerry OS#Release history]]
{{Hatnote|This article is about [[BlackBerry OS]]; for the [[BlackBerry 10]] mobile operating system, see [[BlackBerry 10 version history]].}}
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==BlackBerry OS version history==
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!style="background:silver; text-align:center;" colspan="5"|BlackBerry OS version history
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!style="background:#e9e9e9; width:8em; text-align:center;"|Version
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====1.0====
|January 1999
|The [[BlackBerry OS]] made its debut and it was released for the Pager BlackBerry 580.
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====3.6====
|March 2002
|Released on the BlackBerry 5810 smartphone.
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====5.0====
|August 4, 2008
|It was released on the [[BlackBerry Bold|BlackBerry Bold 9000]] and came to the other [[BlackBerry]] smartphones a short while after its release.
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====6.0====
|Q3 2010
|In April 2010, RIM announced the BlackBerry OS 6.0 version, which was released in the third quarter of 2010.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://crackberry.com/blackberry-6-sneak-peek-video-wes-2010
| title = Official BlackBerry 6 Preview Video from WES 2010
| publisher = CrackBerry
| month = April
| year = 2010
| accessdate = April 27, 2010
}}</ref>
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====7.0====
|Summer 2011
|It was officially released in August 2011, making its appearance on the [[BlackBerry Bold]] (9900/9930), [[BlackBerry Torch]] (9810/9850/9860), and the [[BlackBerry Curve]] (9350/9360/9370/9380). Any smartphones running an earlier version of the BlackBerry OS could not be updated to version 7.0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/02/rim-announces-blackberry-os-7 |title=RIM announces BlackBerry 7 OS with better browser and BlackBerry Balance, but no legacy support |publisher=Engadget |accessdate=2012-03-04}}</ref>
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====7.1====
|January 9, 2012
|It has now been superseded by the [[BlackBerry 10]] operating system, but is still sold by [[BlackBerry (company)|BlackBerry]] on its smartphones. This was an update to version 7.0 and added several new features compared to 7.0, including<ref>http://blogs.blackberry.com/2012/01/blackberry-7-1-update/</ref>
* Ability to create a [[WiFi hotspot]]
* Calling people over [[WiFi]] (if supported by their [[mobile phone operator]])
* Ability to listen to [[FM radio]]
* Blackberry Tag (sharing files using [[NFC]])
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====10.0.9.348<ref>http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Z10/Just-updated-to-OS-10-0-9-2372/m-p/2232051#M10408</ref>====
|January 30, 2013
|See BlackBerry 10 for features. <!-- needs blackberry 10 features added -->
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!style="background:#e9e9e9; width:8em; text-align:center;"|Version
!style="background:#e9e9e9; width:8em; text-align:center;"|{{nowrap|Release date}}
!style="background:#e9e9e9; text-align:center;"|Features/Information about
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==See also==
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===BlackBerry related===
* [[BlackBerry]]
* [[BlackBerry (company)]]
* [[BlackBerry 10]]
* [[BlackBerry OS]]
* [[QNX]]
* [[Operating system]]
* [[Mobile computing]]
* [[Smartphone]]
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===Other mobile platforms===
*[[Android version history]]
*[[IOS version history]]
*[[WebOS version history]]
*[[Windows Phone version history]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.blackberry.com/ Official Blackberry Website]
* [http://www.blackberry.com/BlackBerry10 Official Blackberry 10 Website]



[[Category:BlackBerry]]

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